I know we've done the "You now you spend too much time on NSC when ..." topic before but I've just made a fool of myself.
I went to the Woolwich to make an appointment with a Mortgage Adviser.
"What's the name?" the lady asked.
"Mr and Mrs Brovian" I replied.
She bashed the keyboard for a bit and then said "Next Tuesday at 11:00 ok for you?" I said that was fine.
"So, " she confirmed, "That's next Tuesday, 11:00, Mr and Mrs Brovian". It was only then I realised that, er, Brovian isn't actually my real name.
"No!" I blurted out.
"No?" she queried, "What's wrong?"
"Um, my name's not actually Brovian" I replied.
She looked at me as if I was insane, which is probably not far off the truth.
"It's sort of a pen name" I added lamely, "I'm a writer." Then I realised that this wouldn't match the occupation I'd given on the mortgage form. "Well I'm not really a writer," I said, "Brovian's more a sort of alias". This I realised made me sound like some sort of shady drug-dealer, so I finished by saying "Well not an alias, it's sort of a nickname really, sorry, I wasn't really thinking".
Anyway I gave her my real name, but heaven knows what she's put in my notes.
I went to the Woolwich to make an appointment with a Mortgage Adviser.
"What's the name?" the lady asked.
"Mr and Mrs Brovian" I replied.
She bashed the keyboard for a bit and then said "Next Tuesday at 11:00 ok for you?" I said that was fine.
"So, " she confirmed, "That's next Tuesday, 11:00, Mr and Mrs Brovian". It was only then I realised that, er, Brovian isn't actually my real name.
"No!" I blurted out.
"No?" she queried, "What's wrong?"
"Um, my name's not actually Brovian" I replied.
She looked at me as if I was insane, which is probably not far off the truth.
"It's sort of a pen name" I added lamely, "I'm a writer." Then I realised that this wouldn't match the occupation I'd given on the mortgage form. "Well I'm not really a writer," I said, "Brovian's more a sort of alias". This I realised made me sound like some sort of shady drug-dealer, so I finished by saying "Well not an alias, it's sort of a nickname really, sorry, I wasn't really thinking".
Anyway I gave her my real name, but heaven knows what she's put in my notes.